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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1835
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‡DROOL, Drule, n. A slothful or lazy person; a sluggard (s.Sc. 1825 Jam.2, drule, Rxb. 1923 Watson W.-B.). Used attrib. in quot.Rnf. 1835 D. Webster Rhymes 25:
But that drool daugeon ca'd the deil, Must be a base, ill-willie chiel.
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